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August 9, 1967 was a
Wednesday

August 9, 1967 was a Wednesday — that’s 21,488 days ago. Below you can see exactly how to work the weekday out in your head with the Doomsday algorithm, along with a few other facts about the date.

Weekday
Wednesday
Day of year
221 of 365
ISO week
Week 32
Leap year?
No
Zodiac sign
Leo
Days ago
21,488

How to solve: August 9, 1967

  1. 1
    Century anchor1900s→Wednesday (3)
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  2. 2
    Divide by 1267 ÷ 12→5
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  3. 3
    Remainder of 1267 % 12→7
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  4. 4
    Divide remainder by 47 ÷ 4→1
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  5. 5
    Year's doomsday(3 + 5 + 7 + 1) % 7→2 → Tuesday
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  6. 6
    Month doomsdayAugust→8th
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  7. 7
    Distance9 − 8→1
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  8. 8
    Final answer(2 + 1) % 7→3 → Wednesday

On this day in history

  • 1974Richard Nixon resigns presidency

Related dates

Day beforeAugust 8, 1967 — TuesdayDay afterAugust 10, 1967 — ThursdayOne year earlierAugust 9, 1966 — TuesdayOne year laterAugust 9, 1968 — Friday
Want to be able to do this for any date in seconds? Read the guide or practice the algorithm.
Did you know? Did you know that 'Wednesday' is often abbreviated to 'Wed.' but the 'd' is silent when pronounced?